New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-31
RESTORING THE BREATH OF LIFE.
A CURIOUS LIYE-sAvINa PROCESS SUCCESSFULLY
EMPLOYED by A BUFFALO SURGEON.

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EMPLOYED by BUFFALO SURGEON.
BUFFALO July 30-The realm Of miracles appears TO
suffer slight infringement by the result Of surgical
operation performed in this city week ago. DR..
George E. Fell advocate of vvscction and Professor
of Physiology in the medical department OF the Unyers
fly OF Niagara protng he by experiments made
IN lecturing ut the college, has saved human life The
suect had for several hours been considered practically
dead and his recovery sopardized by an attack OF
derium tremens after he partially restored to fe
The dead man Of ago was able to walk around
to-day and the OF science has received most
important contribution.
Patrick Burns q vigorous married man about thirty
seven years OF age spent the preceding week In de-
baucb and while the effects the dissipation still
being felt he took large dose Of morpha, about twenty
grains be determined. although onetenth
that quantity would In most cases be fatal dose
first thought of this operation about year ago. said
Dr. Fell Sin OF Thomas j. Dyke, who died Of
morphia poisoning at Lymans drug store III had then
had an artificial respiratory apparatus 1t would have
been the proper thing to use have since frequently
thought and spoken about It. Soon after was called TO
see Patrick Burns he was given up as dead Inc Kew
Father Grant said the last Offices and there was no
longer any hope This operation occurred TO my mind
but there hardly the possibility OF saving ife At
college artificial respiration in this way had been applied
TO dogs and other animals to show the action OF their
hearts and lungs Burns was very poor case Tor the
experiment The operation was begun Just i've hours
after all hopes Of saving his life had been given up
There was hardly any pulse but thee an occasional
duttering a movement Indicating that the heart had
not ceased to beat could not be counted Drs f. X
Campbell and George II. McMchacl assisted me In the
operation was begun by making an incsion into the
throat very low down that the tube OF the respiratory
apparatus could be placed In the trachea AT nrst my
Intention to mako the operation OF iaryngotomy,
which was the easiest and QUICKEST pat ary S Ky
we're ana ,ne MAN aS ncIson Would
he made at the Adams apple and the wihdppe cou'a
II decided 10 make the tracheotomy, thus showing
that faith that the man. notwithstanding his
blood oozng from the incisOn over the trachea was
dark coffee color and the wound bed profusey After
Dr. Campbell and I had great diincnty In getting the
gature about the trchea 50 as TO Keep the tube tightly
i'm place when began the respirations To show now
thoroughly useless the lungs far respiratory
efforts the part of the patient were concerned after
contract; the elasticity of the lung tissue ono OF the
most %RoanI M ON the to eGpe the
air and the exprstons. We had TO keep THIS up
These changes we're remarkable 10 witness Frst We
noticed that the blood which came away at the wound
changed 10 arterIal character. becoming moro
scarlet The face began change IN color, becoming
more natural Dr. Campbell was the nrsi to notice re-
tory work This indicated by slight twtohing OF
the muscles OF the eye wnen pressed WIN ,no hker
legs and arms and all at once the eyes opened staring
wildly bu. giving evidence that the patient en- Iecosn1Sa
drank greedy He could near. and now came lime OF
trouble for the surgeons The apparatus was cuhDer-
used The valve attached to the tube which entered the
neck large add heavy, and the movements OF the
parent came pulling II out Tho wound began 10
bleed afresh; but help was at hand IN the persons OF
office and who were boarders in the honse After The
circulation fairly established the patient became
caster. He allowed TO drink plenty or water
Finally he could answer questions by inelinatons OF his
head. .-., ,.-,,.A
zone curious and extremely Interesting fact which
occurred when were returning 10 natural res
praon There would be two or three short respiratory
OF aluny han
of asphy tossing ABOUT ani trying 10 breathe The
lungs would not respond To the natural desire aud We
with the result OF always quetng and relieving him
As went the natural efforts nj respiration
and tracheotony tube was placed ia
the trachca We were breathing for tns man Tor Two
aud hours before he was9be TO breathe Tor MIN
self In a remarkably short time the SKIN came into
active play and the kidneys and bowels performed thtr
functl0ns tending 10 eliminate the poison from the
tube removed for the patient appeared TO be breath
ing comfortably The wound closed with anteeptlc
dressings and bandaged. quantity OF blood passed.
into the lungs during the operation ana there were ire
qnent coughing Efforts. bloody fToth being thrown out
the valve of the apparatus -,
"The patient became delirious toward evening aud al
the next morning had terrible attack OF dellriun
AZ times four or FIVE required 10 hold him In
the derum there was n high fever aud RAPID pulse
His struggling caused the wound Ia bleed ptofsey anu
10 timc before lie became quiet Tic thiru uh(
the effects morphia had not passed of and sum
cirut WAS left In the blood to afec the respiratory
eptres shown by decrease OF from Is anu ~
eliminated the respiration gradually increased and 1t be
came evident that Burns would recover
DIR. Fell used In this operation the crude apparatus
with which he has practsed vivisecton at NIAGARA on
give the operator control OF the respiration irrespective
OF the character OF the air supply